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Tools for Manifesting

We all want to manifest our desires, but sometimes we go about it with a whole lot of energy at the start and then wane after a day or so.

I have experienced this over and over, so I love to use different tools to tap into that manifesting energy so I can keep the momentum. Here are my go to ways to renew manifesting energy.

JOURNAL AND PEN

If you have been here a while, you know I love Morning Pages (free writing morning journaling exercise created by Julia Cameron in the book The Artist’s Way) but over the years I have adapted it a bit and my final page is check in with the energy of the moon, my intentions for the month, affirmations, gratitude as well as my yearly goals.

This practice can keep you on track and keep that goal at the front of your mind everyday.

Check out our Journals on sale now!

TRANSFORMATION/ABUNDANCE PENDANT

Aligning your energy to your goal can help keep you on track. As a Jeweller, I love creating pieces with specific energy and the Abundance and Transformation Pendants are the perfect energetic alignment for manifesting.

The Abundance Pendant is perfect for reaching some financial goal or energy of joy and prosperity. While Transformation can align you with the energy of being ready to shake things up and move forward.

STICKY NOTES

Having a few sticky notes to write your affirmations, goals or ideal life can help keep it fresh in your mind each day as you brush your teeth, make your morning coffee or when you are getting ready. For me, i love it just beside my reading chair as I have a morning cup of tea.

CRYSTALS

I love having crystals around my home and studio. Not only because they look beautiful, but also because they have a beautiful energy that can help align with your goals.

My go to crystals to have in the studio to keep me on track towards my goal is Apatite, Clear Quartz and Fluorite for focus and concentration.

In my meditation space i have lots of Amethyst and Rose Quartz to align with self love and intuition.

If you are looking to attract Abundance – citrine or pyrite are a perfect companion. To find more calm – Amazonite is a beautiful addition and to protect your energy Black Tourmaline will be your protector!

SELENITE BOWL/PLATE

Having a beautiful spot to keep your tools, crystals and jewellery to keep them cleansed and ready for you to use with your goals in mind can be so helpful. Selenite is a natural cleanser and these bowls can help keep everything you are working with in one place.

CANDLES

I love using candles to channel an intention. Through using different colours and anointing a candle can really channel your goals and the things you are working towards. If you would like to dive further into manifesting using candles, please check out our blog Manifesting with Candles.

I hope you have enjoyed a little dive into the tools i love to use to manifest. I would love to hear from you – what are some of your favourites tools for manifesting either from the list above or from your own experience??

x Corinne

Tools of the Trade

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The handmade jewellery industry is so diverse because of all the different effects that can be achieved with metals, jewels and wood. A Silver Circle design works with a range of tools in order to create delicate and fine jewellery, that subtly speaks of elegance. Some of the key tools used in the A Silver Circle studio are the saw frame, ring mandrel, rawhide mallet and file.

Jeweller’s Saw Frame

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The saw frame is the first tool you learn how to use, because it is so versatile and can achieve a range of effects. The act of cutting with the saw is called ‘saw piercing’ and it is used to make intricate patterns or to cut lengths of wire and sheet. At A Silver Circle all our circle shapes are handcut, which is unusual, but it gives us greater control and precision over the circle form. For example, to create each of the Textured Studs, we have to cut the circle shapes out of sheet metal with the saw frame.

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Ring Mandrel & Rawhide Mallet

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The ring mandrel is a steel tapered tool which is used to shape rings or bezels (framework that holds in a stone). The mandrel has various grooved marks which assist with sizing rings, but also which hold rings in place to be shaped by the rawhide mallet. The rawhide mallet is made out of a coil of leather, creating a firm mallet which is soft enough so that it doesn’t dramatically indent the metal but strong enough to move and manipulate it. We use it to form and flatten pieces, to create the perfect circle shape around the mandrel. The Hammered Ring Bands have been shaped around the mandrel with the rawhide before being textured with a steel hammer to get the indents and facets that make this piece unique.

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File

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Files are used by metalsmiths for a number of reasons. At A Silver Circle they are used to clean off excess solder, to smooth out the surface of pieces, to even out joins, to prepare metals for the polishing stage and at times to create texture. The finer the grade of file, the smoother the finish of the product. The file is what gives A Silver Circle products finished edges and finely polished surfaces, as showcased by our Hexagon Plain Ring.

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There are a number more tools used in the A Silver Circle Design studio, however these are some of the most frequently used tools for the effects desired by our brand’s collections. The extent of tools points to the scope of effects that can be achieved in the handmade jewellery industry. If you would like to have a go at some of these tools yourself, head over to the Workshops page to come into the studio and make your own piece of jewellery.